Coin-repository or bank.



B. VOM EIGEN.

' com REPOSITORY 0R BANK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE22,1912.

. 1,086, 14 Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

A l l m V inTlill-allll'flni HIIIIII-IIIIIIIII 2 R my WITNESSES:INVENTORZ TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENNO VOM EIG-EN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO AUG. GOERTZ & (10.,A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY. I

COIN-REPOSITORY 0R BANK.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENNo voar EIGEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Repositories orBanks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention has reference, generally, to improvements incoin-repositories or banks; and, the present invention relates, moreparticularly, to a novel coin-receiving and depositing means which isarranged within a coin-receptacle and is located directly back of acoin-receiving slot with which the receptacle is provided, the saidcoin-receiving and depositing means serving to prevent the removal orextraction of a coin surreptitiously from within the bank through thecoin-slot of the latter, no matter in what position the bank ismanipulated or tilted.

The present invention has for its principal object to provide a novel,cheap, and simply constructed coin-receiving and 'depositing means whichis to be used within a coin-receiving receptacle and is located directlyback of the coin-receiving slot of the same, such means being adapted toreceive a coin which is passed through the coinslot and deposit the sameinto the interior of the bank, and positively preventing the removal orextraction of any sized coin from within the interior of the bankthrough the said coinslot.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time moreparticularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the followingdetailed description of the present invention.

With the various objects of the present invention in view, the inventionconsists, primarily, in the novel coin repository hereinafter set forthand the novel coin-receiving and depositing means therefor; and, theinvention consists,-furthermore, in the novel arrangements andcombinations of the several. devices and parts, as well as in thedetails of the construction of thesame, all

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 22, 1912.

Serial No. 705,219.

of which will be more fully described in the following specification,and then finally embodiedin the clauses of the claim which are appendedto and which form an essential part of this specification.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Figure l is a longitudinal vertical sect1on of a coin-repository and itscoin-receiving and depositing means, showing one em v bodiment of theprinciples of the present invention, the said coin-receiving anddepositing means being represented in side elevation; and Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional representation of the coin-repository, said sectionbeing taken on line 2-2 in said Fig. 1, looking in the direction of thearrow m. Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal vertical section of the upperportion of the coin-repository and the coin-receiving and depositingmeans, Fig. 4 is a view of the parts represented in said Fig.3, lookingin the direction of the arrow 1 and Fig. 5 is a view similar to thatrepresented in Fig. 3, but showing the parts in their reversed relation,when the coin-receiving and depositing device serves as a means forpreventing the withdrawal or extraction of a coin from within thecoin-receptacle through the coin-receiving slot thereof.

' Similar characters of reference are employed in all. of the abovedescribed views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, thereference-character 1 indicates a suitably shaped casing or box,

which is usually made of sheet metal, and

is provided with a closed top2 from which may extend in an upwarddirection suitably constructed handle-posts, as 3, and with which maysuitably be connected a handle 4 of any desired shape and configuration.In one end of the said box or casing there is a suitable coin-receivingslot or opening, as 5, and the lower open end-portion of the said box orcasing is closed by means of a closing plate 6 removably arranged withinthe said open end, the said plate being provided with a key-operatedmechanism, which, however does not form any part of the presentinvention. i

The previously mentioned coin-receiving and depositing means, consists,essentially, of a main shell or body 7 which is secured bymeans ofrivets 8, or other suitable fas- Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

. tening means to the inner surface of the top 2 of the said casing orbox 1, the said shell or body being provided with a pair of downwardlyextending sides or members 9, formed with the angular marginaledge-portions 10. Extending from the forward edge of the said plate 7and suitably located between the said angular marginal edge-portions 10of the sides 9, is a forwardly and downwardly and angularly extendingplate-like member or apron 11 which is formed with a series of outwardlypressed rib-like portions, as 12, usually three of them, and whichprovide the said plate-like member or apron 11 upon its inner surfacewith a series of channels 13. Th sides 9 are formed in their angularmarginal edges 10 with cutaway portions 141, and the said plate-likemember or apron 11 is provided with correspondingly located retaining orholding lugs 15, which register with the said cutaway portions orrecesses 14, and are bent at right angles so as to extend down the outersurfaces of the sides 9, whereby the said sides 9 and the apron 11, arerigidly connected with each other as will be clearly understood from aninspection of Figs. 1, 2 and 4: of the drawings. The sides 9 are alsoprovided in their lower marginal edge-portions with cut-away or recessedportions 16 and 17, the said cut-away or recessed portions beingseparated by suitably formed holding or retaining lugs 18. Extendinginto each cut-away or recessed portion 16 is a tongue-like projectiomas19,said tonguelilre projections forming with a part of the uppermarginal edge-portions which bounds the said cut-away or recessedportions 17, suitable receiving recesses 20.

In connection with the parts just described, I employ a coin-receivingtable which consists, essentially, of a plate like body 21 with which isconnected a forwardly and downwardly extending and angular chute-likeelement or member 22, this element or member 22 being formed withelongated openings, as 23, which correspond in number to and are inalinement with the previouslymentioned channels 13. At the lower part ofeach opening 23, the chutelike element or member 22 is formed with adownwardly depressed connecting portion 24, said connecting portions 2 1providing suitable rests for a series of fingers 25. As shown, the saidplate-like body 21 is formed with a series of openings 26 which are inalinement with the openings 28, and extending laterally across eachopening 26, and arranged below the lower surface of the said plate-likebody 21, are downwardly depressed portions 27 which form pintle-likemembers or elements. Pivotally connected with these pintle-like membersor elements 27 are the ears 28 of the previously mentioned fingers 25.The purpose of having the said pintle-like members or elements 27 belowthe lower surface of the said body 21 is that the ears 28 of the saidfingers 25 will not project above the upper surface of the said body 21,so that there will be no 0bstructions presented upon said upper surfaceof the said body 21, to retard or prevent the deposited coin from freelypassing over the said upper surface of the said body 21. Each finger 25extends forwardly and downwardly across the angle formed between thesaid body 21 and the chute-like element 22, each finger 25 beingindependently movable within an elongated opening 23, and its angularlybent free end portion resting directly upon a depressed connectingportion or rest 24, so that under normal conditions, the said angularlybent free end- )ortions of the fin ers 25 will have their l s uppersurface-portions flush with the upper surface-portions of the saidchute-like element or member 22, and the free end-portion of each fingerextending also into a channel 18, as shown. The said coin-receivingtable thus provided is permanently affixed to the lower marginaledge-portions of the sides 9 by having laterally extending marginal lugsor ears 29 and 30 extending respectively into the cutaway or recessedportions 16 and 17 of the sides 9, with a portion of each lug or ear 29arranged in the previously-mentioned receivingrecess 20 and eachtongue-like projection extending into holding or retaining engagementwith the lower surface-portion of each ear or lug 29. The holding orretaining lugs 18 of the said sides 9, as shown, extend downwardly intothe recesses or open spaces 31 formed between the said marginal lugs orears 29 and 30, and are then bent over into support ing engagement withthe lower surface of the said chute-like element 22, whereby the partsare securely fixed in their assembled and operative relations, as willbe clearly evident.

The marginal edge-portion 32 of the platelike body 21 is curved,substantially as shown, and conforms to the inner surfaceconformation ofthe slotted end-portion of the casing or box 1, so as to provide a closefit, being located directly beneath the coinreceiving slot 5, and beingalso preferably formed with a downwardly extending marginal flange, as33.

When a coin is inserted in the coin-slot 5 of the box or case 1 it isarranged upon the coin-receiving table, and by slightly tipping the boxor case 1, the coin slides over the plate-like body 21, upon thechute-like eleis tilted or reversed, as indicated in Fig. 5, thedischarge-portion of the coin-receiving and depositing means iseifectively closed, and under no circumstance can the bank or thefingers 25 be manipulated to permit of the withdrawal of a coin fromwithin the coin-receptacle through its coin-slot, by the insertion ofthe blade of a knife or other fiat instrument, as will be clearlyevident from an inspection of the several figures of the drawings.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the general arrangements andcombinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the detailsof the construction of the same, without departing from the scope of thepresent invention as set forth in the foregoing specification, and asdefined in the claims which are appended thereto. Hence, I do not limitmy invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the variousdevices and parts as described in the said specification, nor do Iconfine myself to the exact details of the construction of the saidparts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

1. A receptacle for coins having a coinreceiving slot, and acoin-receiving and depositing means within said receptacle, comprising ahousing consisting of a shell and a downwardly extending and angularapronlike member connected therewith, a tablelike coin-receiving memberand a down wardly extending and angular chute-like element connectedwith said table-like member, said chute-like element being formed with aseries of elongated openings and rests, and a series of fingerspivotally connected with said table-like coin-receiving member, saidfingers having their free end-portions ex tending into and movablydisposed in the said elongated openings and resting normally upon Saidrests, with their upper surface-portions normally flush with the uppersurface of the chute-like element.

2. A receptacle for coins having a coinreceiving slot, and acoin-receiving and depositing means within said receptacle, comprising ahousing consisting of a shell and a downwardly extending and angularapron-like member connected therewith, a table -like coin-receivingmember and a downwardly extending and angular chutelike elementconnected with said table-like member, said chute-like element beingformed with a series of elongated openings and rests, said table-likemember comprising a coin-receiving body-portion formed with openingscorresponding to and in alinement with the elongated openings in saidchute-like element, pintle-members extending across the openings in saidcoinreceiving body-portion of said table-like member, saidpintle-members extending below the lower surface of said body-portion,and a series of fingers provided with ears pivotally mounted upon saidpintle-mem here, said fingers having their free end-portions extendinginto and movably disposed in said elongated openings and restingnormally upon said rests, with their upper surface-portions norzr allyflush with the upper surface of the chutelilre element.

' 3. A receptacle for coins having a coinreceiving slot, and acoin-receiving and de positing means within said receptacle, comprisinga housing consisting of a shell and a downwardly extending and angularapron-like member connected therewith, a table-like coin-receivingmember and a downwardly extending and angular chutelike elementconnected with said tablelike member, said chute-like element beingformed with a series of elongated openings and rests, said table-likemember comprising a coin-receiving body-portion formed with openingscorresponding to and in alinement with the elongated openings in saidchute-like element, pintle-members extending across the openings in saidcoin-receiving body-portion of said table-like member, saidpintle-members extending below the lower surface of said body-portion, aseries of fingers provided with ears pivotally mounted upon saidpintle-members, said fingers having their free end-portions extendinginto and movably disposed in said elongated openings, the rests of thechutelike member being located below the lower surface of saidchute-like member, and each finger having its free end-portion angularlybent and resting normally upon said rests. whereby the said bent freeend-portions of saidfingers are flush with the upper surface of saidchute-like member.

4. A receptacle for coins having a coinreceiving slot, and acoin-receiving and depositing means within said receptacle, comprising ahousing consisting of a shell and a downwardly extending. and angularapron-like member connected therewith, a table-like coin-receivingmember and a downwardly extending and angular chutelike elementconnected with said table-like member, said chute-like element beingformed with a series of elongated openings and rests, and a series offingers pivotally connected. with said table-like coin-receiving member,said fingers having their free end-portions extending into and movablydisposed in the said elongated openings and resting normally upon saidrests with their upper surface-portions normally flush with the uppersurface of the chute-like element,

said apron-like member being provided with a series of channelscorresponding to the number of said fingers, said channels being adaptedto receive the free ends of said fingers when the coin-receptacleisreversed.

5. A receptacle for coins having a coin receiving slot, and acoin-receiving and depositing means within said receptacle, comprising ahousing consisting of a shell and a downwardly extending and angularapron-like member connected therewith, a table-like coin-receivingmember and a downwardly extending and angular chutelike elementconnected with said table-like member, said chute-like element beingformed with series of elongated openings and rests, said table-likemember comprising a coin-receiving body-portion formed with openingscorresponding to and in alinement with the elongated openings in saidchute-like element, pintle-members eX- tending across the openings insaid coinreceiving body-portion of said tablelike member, saidpintle-members extending below the lower surface of said body-portion, aseries of fingers provided with ears pivotallv mounted upon saidpintle-members, said fingers having their tree end-portions extendinginto and movably disposed in said elongated openings and restingnormally upon said rests with their upper surfaceportions normally flushwith the upper surface of the chute-like element, said apronlike membersbeing provided with a series of channels corresponding to the number ofsaid fingers, said channels being adapted to receive the free ends ofsaid fingers when the coin-receptacle is reversed.

G. A receptacle for coins having a coinreceiving slot, and acoin-receiving and depositing means within said receptacle, comprising ahousing consisting of a shell and a downwardly extending and angularapron-like member connected therewith, a table-like coin-receivingmember and a downwardly extending and angular chutelike elementconnected with said tablelil e member, said chute-like element beingformed with a series of elongated openings and rests, said table-likemember comprising a coin-receiving body-portion formed with openingscorresponding to and in alinement with the elongated openings in saidchute-like element, pintle-members extending across the openings in saidcoin-receiving bodyportion of said table-like member, saidpintle-members extending below the lower surface of said bodyportion, aseries of fingers provided with ears pivotally mounted upon saidpintle-members, said fingers having their free end-portions extendinginto and movablv disposed in said elongated openings, the rests of thechutelike member being located below the lower surface of saidchute-like member, and each finger having its free end-portion angularly bent and resting normally upon said rests, whereby the said bentfree end-portions of said fingers are flush with the upper surface ofsaid chute-like member, and said apron-like member forming part of saidshell, said apron-like member being provided with a series of channelscorresponding to the number of said fingers, said channels being adaptedto receive the free ends of said fingers when the coin-receptacle isreversed.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above 1 have hereuntoset my hand this 20th day of June, 1912.

BENNO voar EIGEN.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, Fnnnn. H. W. FRAnNTznL.

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